Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action for the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site, City of Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey, 59526-59527 [2020-20813]

Download as PDF 59526 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 22, 2020 / Notices under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. including its effects on human health and the environment. II. Background III. Authority Registration review is EPA’s periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed interim decisions for all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed in the Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the registrations of pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product may be registered or remain registered only if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the use of a pesticide in or on food. IV. What action is the Agency taking? Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability of EPA’s interim registration review decisions for the pesticides shown in the following table. The interim registration review decisions are supported by rationales included in the docket established for each chemical. REGISTRATION REVIEW INTERIM DECISIONS BEING ISSUED Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Atrazine, Case Number 0062 ......... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0266 ........... Propazine, Case Number 0230 ...... Simazine, Case Number 0070 ........ EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0250 ........... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0251 ........... The proposed interim registration review decisions for the chemicals in the table above were posted to the docket and the public was invited to submit any comments or new information. EPA addressed the comments or information received during the 60-day comment period for the proposed interim decisions in the discussion for each pesticide listed in the table. Comments from the 60-day comment period that were received may or may not have affected the Agency’s interim decision. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review case docket for the chemicals listed in the Table will remain open until all actions required in the interim decision have been completed. Background on the registration review program is provided at: https:// www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: September 9, 2020. Mary Reaves, Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2020–20879 Filed 9–18–20; 12:00 pm] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Sep 21, 2020 Jkt 250001 Chemical review manager and contact information Alexander Hazlehurst, hazlehurst.alexander@epa.gov, (703) 347– 0221. Carolyn Smith, smith.carolyn@epa.gov, (703) 347–8325. Christian Bongard, bongard.christian@epa.gov, (703) 347–0337. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [CERCLA–02–2019–2008; FRL–10014–05Region 2] Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action for the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site, City of Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), Region 2, has entered into a proposed settlement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’), with Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil Corp.; Hess Corporation; International-Matex Tank Terminals LLC; Infineum USA L.P.; Lorco Petroleum Services; National Grid USA; Patrick J. Kelly Drums, Inc.; Philadelphia Gas Works, by the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation; Public Service Electric and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Gas Company (‘‘PSE&G’’) (and its affiliate, PSEG Fossil, LLC); Sasol North America Inc. and Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC; and Superfund Management Operations, a series of Evergreen Resources Group, LLC on behalf of itself and ETC Sunoco Holdings LLC f/k/a Sunoco, Inc. (collectively ‘‘Respondents’’). Comments must be submitted on or before October 22, 2020. ADDRESSES: Comments can be sent via email to Clay Monroe at monroe.clay@ epa.gov. Comments should reference the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site, City of Vineland, New Jersey, Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action, Index No. CERCLA–02–2019– 2008. The proposed Settlement Agreement is available for public inspection at this weblink: https://semspub.epa.gov/src/ document/02/615528. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay Monroe, Attorney, Office of Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Email: monroe.clay@epa.gov. Telephone: 212–637–3142. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Settlement Agreement, the Respondents agree to carry out a removal action to remove sludge from an above-ground storage tank at the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’). In addition, the Respondents agree to pay a portion of DATES: E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 22, 2020 / Notices the past costs incurred by EPA at the Site (‘‘Past Response Costs’’) and certain future response costs to be incurred by EPA during the removal action (‘‘Future Response Costs’’). Notice of this proposed administrative settlement is made in accordance with section 122(i) of CERCLA. The Settlement Agreement concerns a removal action to be performed at the Site by the Respondents. The performance of this work by the Respondents will be approved and monitored by EPA. Under the Settlement Agreement EPA will also receive from the Respondents a payment of $750,000.00 in partial reimbursement for Past Response Costs incurred by EPA with respect to the Site. This represents a compromise payment for Past Response Costs. The Settlement Agreement provides, in exchange for the work and above payment, a covenant not to sue by EPA or to take administrative action against the Respondents pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), with regard to Work, Past Response Costs, or Future Response Costs. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the Settlement Agreement. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection online and/or at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007– 1866. Dated: September 16, 2020. Pasquale Evangelista, Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2. [FR Doc. 2020–20813 Filed 9–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0052; FRL–10014–76] Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (August 2020) products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). Comments must be received on or before October 22, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket identification (ID) number and the File Symbol of the EPA registration Number of interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/where-sendcomments-epa-dockets. Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Registration Division (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305–7090, email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing address is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person’s name, division, and mail code. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: B. What should I consider as I Prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD–ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. DATES: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. The following AGENCY: Environmental Protection list of North American Industrial Agency (EPA). Classification System (NAICS) codes is ACTION: Notice. not intended to be exhaustive, but rather SUMMARY: EPA has received applications provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document to register new uses for pesticide VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Sep 21, 2020 Jkt 250001 59527 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 II. Registration Applications EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on these applications. A. Notice of Receipts—New Uses 1. EPA Registration Numbers: 62719– 437, 62719–442. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0336. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN, 46268. Active ingredient: Methoxyfenozide. Product type: Insecticide. Proposed uses: Vegetable, leafy, group 4–16; vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5–16; celtuce; fennel, Florence, fresh leaves and stalk; kohlrabi; leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B; tropical and subtropical, palm fruit, edible peel, subgroup 23C; tropical and subtropical, small fruit, inedible peel, subgroup 24A; cottonseed subgroup 20C; French bean, edible podded; garden bean, edible podded; green bean, edible podded; scarlet runner bean, edible podded; E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59526-59527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20813]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[CERCLA-02-2019-2008; FRL-10014-05-Region 2]


Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent 
for Removal Action for the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site, City of 
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 
notice is hereby given that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''), Region 2, has entered into a proposed settlement, embodied 
in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for 
Removal Action (``Settlement Agreement''), with Consolidated Edison 
Company of New York, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil 
Corp.; Hess Corporation; International-Matex Tank Terminals LLC; 
Infineum USA L.P.; Lorco Petroleum Services; National Grid USA; Patrick 
J. Kelly Drums, Inc.; Philadelphia Gas Works, by the Philadelphia 
Facilities Management Corporation; Public Service Electric and Gas 
Company (``PSE&G'') (and its affiliate, PSEG Fossil, LLC); Sasol North 
America Inc. and Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC; and Superfund Management 
Operations, a series of Evergreen Resources Group, LLC on behalf of 
itself and ETC Sunoco Holdings LLC f/k/a Sunoco, Inc. (collectively 
``Respondents'').

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 22, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be sent via email to Clay Monroe at 
[email protected]. Comments should reference the Pure Earth Recycling 
Superfund Site, City of Vineland, New Jersey, Administrative Settlement 
Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action, Index No. CERCLA-02-
2019-2008.
    The proposed Settlement Agreement is available for public 
inspection at this weblink: https://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/02/
615528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay Monroe, Attorney, Office of 
Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: 212-637-3142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Settlement Agreement, the 
Respondents agree to carry out a removal action to remove sludge from 
an above-ground storage tank at the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site 
(``Site''). In addition, the Respondents agree to pay a portion of

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the past costs incurred by EPA at the Site (``Past Response Costs'') 
and certain future response costs to be incurred by EPA during the 
removal action (``Future Response Costs'').
    Notice of this proposed administrative settlement is made in 
accordance with section 122(i) of CERCLA. The Settlement Agreement 
concerns a removal action to be performed at the Site by the 
Respondents. The performance of this work by the Respondents will be 
approved and monitored by EPA. Under the Settlement Agreement EPA will 
also receive from the Respondents a payment of $750,000.00 in partial 
reimbursement for Past Response Costs incurred by EPA with respect to 
the Site. This represents a compromise payment for Past Response Costs. 
The Settlement Agreement provides, in exchange for the work and above 
payment, a covenant not to sue by EPA or to take administrative action 
against the Respondents pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), with regard to Work, Past Response Costs, 
or Future Response Costs.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the Settlement 
Agreement. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or 
withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose 
facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's response to any comments 
received will be available for public inspection online and/or at EPA 
Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866.

    Dated: September 16, 2020.
Pasquale Evangelista,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2020-20813 Filed 9-21-20; 8:45 am]
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